Fisker Automotive has announced that it plans to establish a new Technical Center in the Midwest, with South Eastern Michigan as one of the potential locations. The move is being made for the development of the brand’s second model, the Fisker Atlantic.

The new facility is currently planned to open its doors in 2013 and ill be closer to Fisker’s intended production facility for the Atlantic in Delaware.

“This important step signals our commitment to bringing the Fisker Atlantic to market as soon as we can,” said Fisker Automotive, President and CEO, Tony Posawatz. “We will be bringing our own engineering footprint closer to our supplier base and the expertise and professional workforce that have driven the American automotive industry for more than a century.”

The previous technical center for Fisker was in Pontiac, Michigan – where the final development was completed for the Fisker Karma.